diff --git a/start-modules/10-Module.Logging.ps1 b/start-modules/10-Module.Logging.ps1
index 34540ed8..b866d920 100644
--- a/start-modules/10-Module.Logging.ps1
+++ b/start-modules/10-Module.Logging.ps1
@@ -34,9 +34,13 @@ function Start-ToolkitLog {
     #>
     param([string]$ToolName)
 
-    # Clean up leftover transcripts
+    # Clean up leftover transcripts. Stop-Transcript throws when no transcript is
+    # active ("The host is not currently transcribing"), which is expected on a
+    # fresh run, so that benign case is silenced instead of surfaced as a warning.
     try { Stop-Transcript -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } catch {
-        Write-Warning "start-modules\10-Module.Logging.ps1, Start-ToolkitLog: $($_.Exception.Message)"
+        if ($_.Exception.Message -notmatch 'not currently transcribing') {
+            Write-Warning "start-modules\10-Module.Logging.ps1, Start-ToolkitLog: $($_.Exception.Message)"
+        }
     }
 
     $dateTime = Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss"
diff --git a/start-modules/90-Skeleton.Main.ps1 b/start-modules/90-Skeleton.Main.ps1
index 3c113969..235f60f0 100644
--- a/start-modules/90-Skeleton.Main.ps1
+++ b/start-modules/90-Skeleton.Main.ps1
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ function Invoke-WinToolkitSetup {
 
         # Initialize Logging
         Start-ToolkitLog "WinToolkitStarter"
+
+        # Localization must be resolved before any path that emits translated
+        # messages. In particular, Initialize-UpdateServicesState can trigger an
+        # early Windows Update service restore (when a previous run left a
+        # RestoreFailed state) and that restore prints translation keys such as
+        # uiText.resettingWindowsUpdateServices. Resolving first prevents
+        # "[MISSING TRANSLATION]" warnings during that startup recovery.
+        $null = Resolve-SourceTextLanguage -RequestedLanguage $Language
+
         Initialize-UpdateServicesState
 
         if ($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major -lt 7) {
@@ -39,10 +48,6 @@ function Invoke-WinToolkitSetup {
             throw 'start-core.ps1 must be started by the elevated start.ps1 stub.'
         }
 
-        # Localization is prepared here, after logging exists and after the
-        # elevation check, so the GitHub API is never queried twice per run.
-        $null = Resolve-SourceTextLanguage -RequestedLanguage $Language
-
         Show-Header -Title $script:AppConfig.Header.Title -Version $script:AppConfig.Header.Version
 
         foreach ($repair in @(
@@ -172,7 +177,9 @@ function Invoke-WinToolkitSetup {
     finally {
         Invoke-StartUpdateServices
         try { Stop-Transcript -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } catch {
-            Write-Warning "start-modules\90-Skeleton.Main.ps1, Invoke-WinToolkitSetup: $($_.Exception.Message)"
+            if ($_.Exception.Message -notmatch 'not currently transcribing') {
+                Write-Warning "start-modules\90-Skeleton.Main.ps1, Invoke-WinToolkitSetup: $($_.Exception.Message)"
+            }
         }
         $ErrorActionPreference = $previousErrorActionPreference
     }